Senior DevOps Programmer bei Yarra Valley Water

Position overview

• Permanent, Full-Time opportunity
• True hybrid working – work from home and our Mitcham office
• $166,650 Total Remuneration Package (inclusive of 12% superannuation)

The Role
We are seeking a dynamic professional to lead the design, automation, integration and optimisation of Yarra Valley Water’s billing systems and related product development. This role is responsible for overseeing IT operations to ensure the efficient and reliable delivery of technology solutions within the Customer Technology team. You will also manage the full DevOps lifecycle, acting as a key link between development and operations to drive continuous improvement and collaboration.

A strong focus is placed on Oracle technologies, with all development and operational responsibilities kept in-house. The role involves monitoring batch processes, managing incidents and implementing code fixes where required - making development skills critical.

About us
We’re on a mission to create a brighter future, where you can be a change maker at the actual source. We’re one of Australia’s largest water utilities with over 30% of Victoria’s population relying on us for their essential water and sanitation services.

Our award-winning culture fosters an inclusive, collaborative, and flexible environment that enables our people to thrive. Here, you’ll be inspired and challenged to grow alongside us.

We're committed to reconciliation and supporting the self-determined role for Traditional Owners/Custodians in water and land management.

Your key responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate and customise Oracle CC&B components and interfaces to meet evolving business needs.
• Manage release coordination, deployments, and maintain critical billing batches, ensuring accurate metering setups and timely billing cycles.
• Oversee incident, defect, and enhancement management through YVW’s IT Service Management framework, including root cause analysis and problem resolution.
• Implement and maintain DevOps pipelines, CI/CD, source control best practices, and infrastructure as code (IaC) for automated build, test, deployment, and environment management.
• Monitor application performance, availability, security, compliance, and manage production/non-production environments including patching and data refreshes.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, QA, and third-party vendors to translate requirements, ensure quality assurance, support integrations, and maintain technical documentation.
• Mentor and promote knowledge sharing, cross-skilling, and collaboration within development and operations teams while continuously evaluating tools and processes to improve system reliability and delivery speed.

What we’re looking for

• Graduate Certificate or higher in an IT development related discipline – Mandatory
• Certified Oracle Utilities Customer Cloud Service Implementation Specialist
• Certified Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing Implementation Specialist
• Extensive experience in configuring, designing and developing Oracle billing applications
• Hands-on experience in designing, programming, and working with JavaScript
• Proven background in technical or application support and maintenance within complex, highly integrated enterprise environments involving diverse technologies
• Skilled in CI/CD pipelines, including building and managing continuous integration and deployment processes using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, or similar
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with a proven ability to manage and engage stakeholders effectively
• Experience with agile methodologies in operations or delivery – highly regarded

To view the full position description, click HERE.

Why Yarra Valley Water?
We celebrate and encourage new thinking at every level. Creating opportunities for you to grow – both professionally, and personally. When you flourish, we all do.

• $166,650 TRP inclusive of 12% superannuation
• Flexible working arrangements where our people are empowered to design their days with their team. Read our hybrid playbook HERE.
• Free and secure on-site parking with on-site café at our Mitcham office
• 14 weeks paid leave parental leave
• 15 days paid personal leave, which can be used for caring, wellbeing, mental health, menstrual or menopause
• Request to swap certain public holidays for another day of paid leave

To read more about our benefits and culture, read our employee handbook HERE.

Did you know?
Research shows that men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, while women and other marginalised people tend to only apply when they meet all of them. So, if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily tick every box, please apply or get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit.

How to apply
Applications should include a supporting Cover Letter and Resume. 
Closing date: Thursday, 23^rd October 2025
This position is available for Yarra Valley Water employees and external applicants.

We welcome applications from everyone, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, mature age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and people of all cultural backgrounds. If you need this information in an accessible format or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please call 03 9872 2542 or email [email protected]. If you need any help with the application process or would like to discuss the recruitment process, please contact us via email [email protected].

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks, if required for the position. This may also include a Police Check or AusCheck, where an offer will be subject to a satisfactory outcome of these checks.